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and discussion is facilitated,and if necessary the doctor's
advice can be augmented by relevant suggestion or explanation to
the patient on the occasion of subsequent home visits.
Health visitors and school nurses continued to make twice
weekly visits to the paediatric wards at Whipps Cross Hospital.
On each occasion rounds are made and Walthamstow cases discussed.
Dr. E. Hinden, Paediatrician, at the Whipps Cross Hospital holds
a fortnightly session at the Town Hall Clinic. Similarly weekly
visits were made by the staff to Langthorne Hospital.
Following the recommendations of the Maternity Services
Committee (Cranbrook Report), Local Obstetric Liaison Committees
were set up during 1959 for the purpose of ensuring that the
local provisions for maternity care in the area provided by
hospitals, local health Authorities and general practitioner
obstetricians are used to the best advantage.
Local liaison committees are formed of professional
representatives of the three branches of the Health Services in
the area, which, for convenience corresponds with that of the
relevant Hospital Management Committee. Since Walthamstow
mothers may be confined either in Walthamstow or a neighbouring
area I attend two local Maternity Liaison Committees.
HEALTH VISITING
(Section 24)
At the end of the year there was a staff of 13 holding
joint appointments as health visitor/school nurse excluding
the Superintendent. The equivalent of whole time health
visitors was 9.35. This was equal to one whole-time district
health visitor to 161 notified births.